Before the legal abolition of slavery, was it morally legitimate to own slaves? Why or why not?

Before the legal abolition of slavery, was it morally legitimate to own slaves? Why or why not?

Feb 3rd, 2012

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Before the legal abolition of slavery, was it morally legitimate to own slaves? Why or why not?
This assignment received a grade of 100% and was said to have been 'inarguable' in many ways.
References
Gert, B. (2012, March 21). The Definition of Morality. Retrieved January 8, 2013, from The Stanford Enyclopedia of Philosophy: http://plato.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/encyclopedia/archinfo.cgi?entry=morality-definition
Wikipedia. (2012). Slavery. Retrieved January 08, 2013, from Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery